Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 12, 1920, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextV; Tllfj MORNIXG OlttGONlATT, SATtJUDAT, JVXV 13. 1920 IT. EX-TEACHER'S LIBEL 1 iiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiM SUIT IS DISMISSED JUNE WHITE DAYS JUNE DISCOUNT SALES -.1 N V Directed Verdict in Fdvor of Jhe Oregonion Given. CHARGES WITHOUT MERIT 31, F. IXahiiIl J-clarcd to Have Invited Criticism by Request ing Publication of His Story. S0 000 libel suit of Merrill F. Ranville, discharged Astoria school Ijrjncipal. against this Oregonian Pub. liahing company was thrown out of fcourt yesterday morning when Cir cuit Judge H. H. Belt of McMinn ville, sitting in Portland, directed a verdict in favor of the defense with the comment that the charges were wholly without merit. Jn bringing an article to the news paper for publication, Hanville in vited whatever adverse criticism might be forthcoming as a result of the airing of his views, held the judge, and could not hold a news paper liable for printing the other ;de of the controversy he had started. Merit fa Cane Seen. "Still, if I thought there was any merit in the ease I would resolve the doubt in favor of the plaintiff and submit the issues to the Jury," aid Judge Belt. "Any man who projects' his private affairs before the public and gets the worst of it is not entitled to sympathy. I believe that when the plaintiff went to The Oregonian and asked it to publish his story which, I inuet say, was a foolish and absurd flaunting of per sonal troubles he made The Ore gonian his agent and was bound by anything which would naturally re sult from the controversy which he began. 'Vurther." continued the Jurist, "being a school principal he occupied a nuasi-publlo position by reason of w hich he was obliged to submit to fair and reasonable criticism. The public generally has a right to know about the men who take and hold pulilln positions. A newspaper has ho greater right than you or I to malign, hut It has a duty to perform in in fbrrrving the public about public men and matters. ?So Malice Shown. "There has been no evidence of actual malice in the case and it was incumbent on the plaintiff to prove actual malice, for implied malice is not sufficient when the article pub lished conic under the classification or a pnviee:eu communication, as this was. The article would have been libelous per se if it were not privileged. "The original story printed by the newspaper was a fair account of the material Mr. Hanville submitted and he invited whatever adverse criticism came after the publication of that fctory. The defense in the case rested on Thursday afternoon, and the plain tiff yesterday mornjng after brief testimony, of Hanville in rebuttal. There followed argunieilt on a mo tion for a directed verdict, .1. J. Fitz gerald representing The rejronian and Nelson It. Jacobson. the plaintiff. Indignant Denialn Made. Tlfinville was discharged from the position of principal of the Adair school, Astoria, early in 1918. On March 20, 1919, ho assaulted H. L. Hussong. superintendent ot schools at Astoria, in revenge for the dis charge of the year before, fled to Portland to escape arrest, and took to The Oregonian a story he had written concerning the affair, in which he posed as a man who had been wronged "because he proposed like a true American to the girl of h,is choice. Indignant denial of assertions made in the published version of Hanville's tale came to the newspaper from Astoria the next day arid the answer to his charges was printed. The fol lowing day the newspaper afforded him space to reply to the Astoria al legations. He later filed suit for l.'iO.OOO damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the second article published. The alleged libel told of Hanville's career In Astoria or that which led to his discharge from the school his annoying attentions to Miss I.ela Ash worth, a pretty younir woman who had received numerous unsolicited and unwelcome love letters from Han ville despite her protests. The con tents of these letters were an amus ing chapter of th libel trial. WIFE'S STATUS CLAIMED -SfRS. A. Ii. BJORKLCXD DEXIES MARRIAGE ILLEGAL. Letters of Administration of Es tate of Late. Husband Asked In Woman's .Petition. Mrs. Frarikie Bjorklund, denying that she was not the legal wife of the late August L.. BjorklunH. whd died from a bullet wound received In a supposed scuffle with his wife oh Ulay 21. 1920, filed a petition for let ters of administration to the estate of her husband in the probate division of the circuit court yesterday. A prior petition seeking the ap pointment of Ernest I. Bjorklund, brother of the deceased, on the grounds that Mrs. Bjorklund was not the true wife of August Bjorklund, cornea up for hearing before Circuit Judge Tazwell this morning. The peti tion filed yesterday sets the stage for a contest. The brother claims that Mrs. Bjorklund was married within three months of her divorce from another husband, while the statutory requirement was a six months' delay before remarriage. Mrs. Bjorklund asserts that property- left by her husband was worth in the vlcln'ty. of $10,000, of . which $754)0 was real estate In Multnomah county.a portion real estate in Clarke county. Wash., and the remainder his interest In a grocery at 676 Thurman street and bank deposits. When she married him in February, 1919. he had $4800 in the bank, she asserts, saying that she believes most of it still la there. Holstein. Breeders Assemble. CHEHAUS, "Wash., June .11. (Spe cial.) Lewis county Holstein breed ers assembled today at Chehalis. A picnic dinner at the country home of M. Pv Frame, who lives near Lit tell. was' a feature of the day. The Holstein men plan to have an un usually fine exhibit of their stock t the coming southwest Washington fair. See page 9 First-class Utah coal, J10 76 for steanij $10.50 to $13.50 for tie home; jumped at curb. Adv. 5 undreds of Special Lines in Muslin U nderwear, Laces, Embroideries, Table Linens, Domestics, Silks, Wash Goods, Footwear, II osier y, Etc., at Reduced Prices Old - Fashioned French Mixed Candy 38c Lb. Main Floor Treat the home folks to a pound of this delicious candy! Gen uine Oid-Fashioned French Mix. No telephone orders. No deliv- Q eries. Special the pound at JOC SODA FOUNTAIN AND ICE CREAM PARLORS IN THE BASEMENT. LUNCHEON 11 TO 2 DAILY. The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & Kin Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods 1000 TRADING STAMPS GIVEN WITH EVERY HOOVER OR SWEEPER-VAC CLEANER Hair Bow Ribbons at 39c Yard Main Floor Fancy Taffetas and Plaid Ribbons in a great variety of pretty designs. Light, medium or dark color's. Extra good grade OQn for hair bows. Special, yard JJ Get Ready! PREPARATION SALES Get Ready! Timely Offerings in Things You'll Need for Convention and Rose Festival WeekShop Early in the Day Our Greatest Sale of Coats Starts This Morning 829.98 The Garment Store will place on, sale, beginning this morning, hundreds of women's and misses' Coats at the lowest prices of the year. We have planned to make this a notable event by offering values such as no Portland store has equaled this season. Every Coat in the sale is from our own regular stocks. Styles for every occasion and to please every taste. Four great lots to choose from. Coats at $29.98 .Second Floor Dressy Coats and Coats for sports wear. Seroi box, belted, plaited, loose back and dolman effect. Made up in Velours, Mixtures, Tweeds, Serges, Silvertone, Diagonals and Wool Jersey. Short, medium and full-length styles. Many are trimmed with buttons and fancy stitching. Shown in the latest colorings. Priced special for June Sale, at Coats at $34.98 Second Floor Coats of Bolivia Cloth, Polo Cloth, Velour, Silver tone, Tricotine and fancy plaid mixtures. Latest sport model3 with plaited or semi-box backs, cloth or leather belts. Also dol man and cape styles suitable for afternoon and evening wear. Large selection of colors. Coats selling heretofore 0? QC at $48.50 to $55.00, specially priced in June Sale, at OOfleiO Coats at $49.98 Second Floor Smart Coats with plaited backs and buckled belts box coats with natrow belts and convertible collars dressy coats in many novelty styles trimmed with large pearl buttons and rows of fancy stitching. Camelhairs, Velours, Sil vertone?, Plaids and checks. Regular $59.50 to IMQ QQ $60.75 coats specially priced for the June Sale, at B0 Coats at $59.98 Second Floor Beautiful high-class Coats in three-quarter and full-length styles. Plaited, tailored, belted, dolman and cape ef fects. Some have leather belts and tailored or convertible col lars. Camelhair, Bolivia, Velour, Tricotine and Silvertone ma terials. All are lined with fancy silks. Regular I?KQ QQ $72.50 to $87.50 Coats in the June Sale at only wDt.tO Women's Bathing Suits Second Floor Cotton, Mercerized Cotton and Wool Bathing Suits in the season's most popular styles. . All the new and pretty colorings here in great variety. Now is the time to make your selections, while the stock is complete. Priced from $2.50 to $12.50 Women's Middy Blouses Second Floor We show a complete line of Women's and Misses' Middy Blouses for sport and beach wear. Famous "Jack Tar," "Marine" and "Union Jack" makes. White, red and navy. Cotton Middies at $2.25-$G.95 Wool Middies are priced from $8.50 up to $10.00 Save 25 on Your New Suit A Sale That Means Something- Xo tricks no deceptions a clean-cut, bona-fide reduction of 25 n every Man's or Young Man's Suit sold Saturday. Look for original price tag, showing oUr regular selling prices then deduct i ! Will you be one of the hundreds to profit by this sale? All Men's Suits At 25 Off S22.50 All Men's $30.00 Suits on sale at All Men's $35.00 JJO OP Suits on sale at DOQ All Men's $40.00 QQA Cf Suits on sale at wOU.UU All Men's $45.00 PQ9 rTfT Suits on sale atvOOiD All Men's $50.00 GJOrf Cf Suits on sale at DU All Men's $55.00 OAI Off Suits on sale at w'tl.O All Men's $60.00 Suits on sale a All Men's $70.00 Suits on sale ; S45.00 ; $52.50 Men's Underwear At Good Savings Main Floor Men's "Kerry Kut: Athletic Union Suits. Made with elastic seam across the back.- Cool, comfortable gar ments for warm weather! Shown in full range of sizes. (J- PQ Special, the suit at 3-LJ7 Men's Fancy Hose 73c Pair Main Floor Fancy Silk and Lisle Hose in stripes and novelty pat terns. Fine for low shoes. r7Q $1.25 grade at, the pair I Ot Men's Cotton Hose in sev eral colors, 6 prs. $1, pr. Kerry Kut Athletic Union Suits of fancy striped madras, Kerry Kool Kloth and silk mix tures. $3.00 to $6.00 do i er values. Special at Cooper's Athletic Union Suits, at only $2.00 19c Negligee Shirts .... for Men Main Floor Negligee Shirts for Vacation days. $1.50 up to $5.00. Men's wool and wool mixed shirts priced at $3.5d to $6.50 Men's Bathing Suits, all colors and sizes. Priced at $1.50 to $8 Men's Straw Hats All Styles Main Floor Latest styles in Men's Straw Hats from $4.00 to $7.00 Panama Hats $6.0O to $12.00 Sport Caps priced $2.50 to $4 Washable Neckwear in a great range of patterns 65 to $1.25 Every Boy's Suit At 25 Off Main Floor No restrictions choose any Boy's Suit in the house Saturday, at off the regular price. And don't overlook the fact that we sell GOOD SUITS the kind of clothes every boy appreciates. $12.50 $15.00 $17.50 $20.00 $22.50 Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits $ 9.38 $11.25 $12.63 $15.00 $16.88 $25.00 $27.50 $30.00 $32.50 $35.00 Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits $18.75 $20.63 $22.50 $24.38 $26.25 Boys' Knickers $2.69 Main Floor This is an odd lot, but there are prac tically all sizes from 6 to 17. Dutchess Corduroy Pants with slight imperfections, and other dQ 5Q good makes. Light and dark colors. Now 5Uc Collars and Sets At 50c Main Floor Women's Collars, Sets, Vestees and Modistes specially priced for Saturday. Lace, net, or gandie and pique Collars in white and colors, lace trimmed and tucked some are finished with hemstitch ing. Embroidery organdie Tab Col lars, also included." Priced Kli, special in this sale at only 0"C $2.75 Neckwear at $1.50 Main Floor Net Collars Organdie Collars and Sets Georgette Collars Lace Collars Straight Roll Col lars and Tabs Satin Collars and Sets a large and varied assort ment of this season's best styles. Lace trimmed, embroidered, tucked and hemstitched. As these are bro ken lines, we offer them at a big reduction. Neckwear I- fZf Jworth to $2.75 special D-Lt)l $12.50 to $30 Trimmed Hats At HALF PRICE There are so many beautiful hats in this sale that individual discription is out of the question. No mat ter what style you have in mind, come you will surely find one that will please you in this big lot. $12.50 Hats at $6.25 $35 Hats $15 Women's $12.50 Trimmed Hats on sale &( OfT Saturday for the special low price of only D"itJ Women's $15.00 Trimmed Hats on sale Qrj rn Saturday for the special low price of only P ' JI Women's $20.00 Trimmed Hats on f ff sale Saturday for the special price of 0-L"vJU Women's $25.00 Trimmed Hats on O Kfl sale Saturday for the special price of DxdtJJ Women's $35.00 Trimmed Hats on &t pT nr sain Snhiinv fnr tVi f Rncinl nrim of tJM.JJJ Black Straw Sport Sailors $4 Millinery Department 2d Floor Women's Outing Apparel And Sport Togs Second Floor Vacation time is close at hand and many will be getting their Outing and Sport Togs ready for the event. Here is a complete showing of Corduroy and Khaki Apparel at reasonable prices. Your inspection invitech Corduroy Suits coat with breeches or skirt now for $21.00 to $25.00 Corduroy Coats $12.50 and $15 Corduroy Breeches $7.05 to $8.50 Corduroy Skirts at $8.95 to $11.50 Khaki Breeches at $3.50 to $5.00 Khaki Skirts from $3.95 to $6.00 Wool Breeches at $6.95 to $ 1 0.50 Outing Hats at $1.50 to $2.50 Leggings priced at $1.75 to $2.50 Girls' Summer Dresses At Reduced Prices Second Floor Girls' Summer Dresses in many attractive styles. Made up in fancy plaid ginghams and plain materials. Sizes 6 to 14. Sale prices: $2.98, $3.98, $4.98, $0.98 Silk Dresses At $19.85 Second Floor Girls' Silk beautiful styles offered at a big saving. Fancy plaid silks, spec Girls' Taffeta Dresses, ages C04 KHj 12 to intermediate, now for only Drxt)J White Dresses Reduced Girls' dainty White Dresses in the June Sale at reduced prices. Voiles, Nets, Lawns, Crepe de Chine. Latest styles. Ages 2 to 14. 20cc off. CHILDREN'S STRAW HATS ON SALE AT SPECIAL AT ONLY $5.00 CHILDREN'S LAWN BONNETS MANY STYLES NOW AT 20 OFF. Dresses in many ial $19.85 Odd Lines Sporting Goods Half Price Fourth Floor For quick clean-up we offer broken lines of sporting goods at Vi price. No phone orders. $3.50 Tennis Nets, special $1.75 $4.50 Tennis Nets, special $2.25 $5.50 Tennis Nets, special $2.25 $2.50 Tennis Racquets at $1.25 $4.00 Tennis Racquets at $2.0O Women's Wool Bathing Suits in blue or gray $7.50 grade at $3.75 $6.00 Swimming Suits at $3.00 $2.00 Swimming Suits at $1.00 Dog Collars, Dog Harness, Muz zles, Leaders, Dog Whips at HALF. Refrigerators Reduced Saturday is a good time to come in and pick out that Refrigerator! 21 different styles and sizes here and every Refrigerator in our stock is reduced in price! World-famous Automatic and Knickerbocker makes. Housewares Dept., Third Floor. Ice Cream Freezers Save 20 Third Floor Saturday we place on sale our complete stock of White Mountain Ice Cream Freezers on sale at the following special prices: 1-qt. Ice Cream Freezers $3.00 2-qt. Ice Cream Freezers $3.95 3-qt. Ice Cream Freezers $4.-10 4-qt. Ice Cream .Freezers $5.75 Groceries Fourth Floor Experienced telephone- clerks at your service 8 A. M. to 5:45 P. M. Call Marshall 4800 or A 6231. Saturday Specials 25c Crescent Sardines in OHn mustard, tomatoes or soused Wassell's Blackberry, Loganberry and Black 'Raspberry Pre- OA- serves specially priced a jar "l Paris brand" Maine Corn Oflf $2.40 a dozen the can for "v 40c Imported B o n e less OP Sardines in pure olive oil Schlitz Original Bottling 15, $1.75 a dozen, case of 3 doz. $5.25 Creme Oil Soap 4 Cakes for 25c Drug- Dep't, First Floor Creme Oil Soap is made from olive oil and other pure ingredients. Unexcelled for toilet and bath. Keeps the skin soft and smooth. On special sale 4 cakes for 25 WEAR-EVER Moulded Fountain Syringe, 3- 9Q qt. size. Guaranteed for one year. $2.00 grade Wearever Hot-water Bottles at $1.69 Drug Departm'nt Wearever moulded rubber Hot Wa ter Bottles in the 3-quart sizes. Guaranteed CJ1 ?Q 1 year. $2.50 kind Di-Ut Toilet Paper Sale r Two Great Specials Drg Dept. Bob White Toilet Paper rJQ our regular 10c seller. Special, a dozen Sure Drop Toilet Paper, 8-oz. rolls. Fine grade tissue and a splendid 15c value. On OQ sale for one day at special price, dozen DA.jU $9.50 and $10 Silk Umbrellas .- At $7.95 Main Floor Women's high-grade Umbrellas short lines from our regular stock. 10-rib Luzon and India shapes. Nickel or black frames. Ring, crook and leather-trimmed handles. Regular flrT QfT $9.50 and $10.00 values on sale today at D Umbrellas at $9.95 Fancy bordered and plain. Wood shank and crook handles. Red, green and purple effects. PQ Q(T Formerly priced $12.00. to $15.00, special D Umbrellas at $4.95 Gloria Silk Umbrellas with taped edges, ring han dles. These are shown in black only. Many have detachable handles. 8-rib styles. Limited QJT number only in this lot. Special now, at Basement Sales Muslin Underwear Gowns, Skirts and Envelope Chemise S-t AQ Basement Special only D-Lx Women's Sleeveles Vests, Or sizes 34, 36, 38 special at Women's Silk Hose with lisle tops and toes. Navy, gray, brown, field mouse, taupe and other col- Ckn ors. All sizes, special, pair tJlZ Women's Neckwear-several hun dred odd pieces priced for quick dis posal. Many pretty styles to "J Q select from. 3 for 50, each J-Ot Crepe Toilet Paper limit 20 rolls to a customer. No telephone fl"! orders. Special 20 rolls for IIHHIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllliliiW A' r ii.. ( 5. a& r :